Johnny B. Bad - by Stephanie Bennett (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Thirty years ago, Chuck Berry starred in the seminal music documentary Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll, which profiled the legend during a star-studded concert celebrating his sixtieth birthday. Now, on the heels of Berry's death, comes the complete story behind one of America's most enduring and embattled icons. Compiled as an oral history by the film's producer, Stephanie Bennett, Johnny B. Bad combines interviews from the film's participants, including its music director--Keith Richards. These unique interviews and accounts paint a vivid and multifaceted picture of the artist. Berry was at once a witty, articulate genius, now widely considered the godfather of rock and roll; a shrewd businessman, who had no trouble endlessly renegotiating contracts and refusing to perform until additional cash was gathered up; and also a convicted criminal, who in addition to serving time in prison for transporting a minor across state lines for "immoral purposes" had also been accused of sexual assault and sued in civil court for installing cameras in the restroom of the Southern Air, a restaurant he owned in Wentzville, Missouri."--Dust jacket.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Thirty years ago, Chuck Berry starred in the seminal music documentary <i>Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll</i>, which profiled the legend during a star-studded concert celebrating his sixtieth birthday. Now, on the heels of Berry's death, comes the complete story behind one of America's most enduring and embattled icons. <p/>Compiled as an oral history by the film's producer, Stephanie Bennett, <i>Johnny B. Bad</i> combines interviews from the film's participants, including its music director-- Keith Richards. These unique interviews and accounts paint a vivid and multifaceted picture of the artist. Berry was at once a witty, articulate genius, now widely considered the godfather of rock and roll; a shrewd businessman, who had no trouble endlessly renegotiating contracts and refusing to perform until additional cash was gathered up; and also a convicted criminal, who in addition to serving time in prison for transporting a minor across state lines for "immoral purposes" had also been accused of sexual assault and sued in civil court for installing cameras in the restroom of the Southern Air, a restaurant he owned in Wentzville, Missouri.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I'm the perfect test of a book like <i>Johnny B. Bad</i> because before reading it I had precisely zero interest in Chuck Berry or in rock and roll, to be honest. But this is the superbly written story of a man whose style, determination, ambition and life-force are utterly captivating, irrespective of his chosen field. Stephanie Bennett makes him and his world leap off the page and convince even an ignoramus like me to search for his music and for the film which forms the kernel of this entirely captivating book."<br>--<b>Stephen Fry</b> <p/><b>Praise for <i>Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll</i></b><br><i>Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll</i> is...probably the most revealing look we'll ever get of its subject, and the most loving evocation of his music.<br>--<i>The Washington Post</i> <p/>...a fascinating character study.<br>--<i>The Los Angeles Times</i> <p/>...works on two levels: as a portrait of a private, bitter and streetwise man, and as a major musical talent performing with obvious delight.<br>--<i>Chicago Tribune</i> <p/>...marvelously energetic.<br>--<i>Christian Science Monitor</i><br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Stephanie Bennett's</b> association with the music business started in the 1970s with the creation of Delilah Books, the first publisher of rock and roll books, including the bestselling biography of Bruce Springsteen's early career, <i>Born to Run</i>. In the early 1980s, she created Delilah Films, where she produced many critically acclaimed music and concert documentaries, including <i>The Compleat Beatles</i>, the first rockumentary on VHS to sell over one million copies, <i>The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert</i>, <i>Roy Orbison: A Black and White Night</i>, <i>Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind</i>, <i>The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony</i>, and <i>Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll</i>. In total she has produced over thirty films. She resides in Los Angeles. <br>
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